Lesson 3– Short conversations

 In this lesson, we'll learn how to converse.
      First of all, check the Lesson 2 (http://ciray.blogspot.cz/2013/10/lesson-2-greetings.html) to read the greetings once again. It's for your own good, believe me.
Now, let's find out some information about Czech grammar. The most important (and most difficult) are declension and conjugation. I won't bother you with these in this lesson, you'd go mad. I just want you to take it into account when learning to converse, because the verbs may sound similar but they don't necessarily have the same meaning.

      Let's start with formal conversations. Now that you know, when to use the formal language (if you don't, check the Lesson 2– Greetings) and you also know how to start a conversation, all you need to learn is to continue it. Read these dialogues aloud:

Slečna Nováková: Dobré odpoledne, pane Vyskočile, jak se dnes máte?
Pan Vyskočil: Výborně. A vy?
Slečna Nováková: Dobře. Na shledanou.
Pan Vyskočil: Přeji vám hezký den. Na shledanou.

Paní Veselá: Dobrý den. Jmenuji se Silvie Veselá a jsem vaše průvodkyně. Měla jste dobrou cestu?
Paní Skřivánková:  Ano, děkuji za optání. Jak se vám daří?
Paní Veselá: Nemohu si stěžovat. Tak, půjdeme?
Paní Skřivánková: Jistě.

Vocabulary

slečna f. ['sleh-chnah] Miss, n.
Nováková ['noh-vah:-coh-vah:] girls' Czech surname
pan (/pane) m. ['pun] Mister, n. (pane is an inflected form of pan)
Jak se (dnes) máte? ['yuck 'seh ('dnes) 'mah:-teh] How are you (today)?
Vyskočil ['vis-kohch-chil] men's Czech surname
výborně ['vih:-bor-nye] great, adv.
a ['ah] and, conj.
vy ['vih] you, pronoun, formal
dobře ['doh-břeh] well, adv.
Přeji (vám) hezký den. ['přeh-yih ('vu:m) 'hez-kih: 'dehn] I wish a nice day (to you [formal]).
paní f. ['pah-nyi:] Misuse, n
Veselá ['veh-seh-lah:] girls' Czech surname (literally translated: happy :)
Jmenuji se... ['ymeh-nooh-yi 'seh] My name is...
jsem... ['ysehm] I am...
vaše ['vah-sheh] your/s, pronoun, formal
průvodkyně f. ['prooh-vod-kih-nye] female guide
Měla jste dobrou cestu? ['mnye-lah 'ysteh 'doh-brow 'tses-to] Did you have a pleasant journey? (when asking a female, formal)
ano ['ah-noh] yes
děkuji za optání ['dyeh-kooh-yi 'zah 'op-tah:-nyi:] thank you for asking
Jak se vám daří? ['yuck 'seh 'vu:m 'dah-řih:] How are you doing?
Nemohu si stěžovat. ['neh-moh-ho 'sih 'stye-suo-vut] I can't complain.
tak ['tuck] so
Půjdeme? ['poo:-ydeh-meh] Shall we go?
jistě ['yis-tye] sure

       Informal conversations are more complicated especially among children. I'll give you some examples of dialogues but, as you know, children have their own language.

Lucie: Čau, jak to jde?
Martin: Ujde to. Co ty?
Lucie: Dobré. Měj se.
Martin: Ty taky.

Vocabulary

Jak to jde? ['yuck 'toh 'ydeh] How's it going? (the same as German "Wie geht's?")

Ujde to. ['ooy-deh 'toh] Not bad.

dobré ['doh-bre:h] good, adj.

Ty taky. ['tih 'tah-kih] You too. (It's because "Měj se" is an equivalent of "Stay cool", which you can answer "you too" ("ty taky") or "stay cool" ("měj se".)

       I know that nobody likes to learn words and phrases, but remember that they're the basis of any language. 

P. S.: Sorry for being late with this lesson. I had to do the stuff for school and visit a doctor. I cannot believe it. Another package of antibiotics, spray and some pills. xP